There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.
Tom PerrottaI don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.
Tom PerrottaI used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.
Tom PerrottaBecause, really, what was worse than lying wide-awake in the dark, watching your life drip away, one irreplaceable minute after another?
Tom Perrotta